CVE-2023-51798: fedoraproject fedora Classic Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-51798DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51798CGA-8wvq-r56j-gw59CGA-frmv-4xrj-rc92CGA-mmcm-2cj3-vmrgCGA-qmgq-653c-hg2jCGA-r4wm-2ghp-x9phCGA-rf9x-w2hj-2f2gCGA-3pq3-h72f-2282CGA-46h8-vvx9-2wfwCGA-8hw4-6mw6-4cvjCGA-g67g-pfm9-4h3jCGA-mv3m-26r9-p94mCGA-pq77-9j58-38q6CGA-qm3c-cqg6-6w3gCGA-w4fh-784g-h4c3CGA-wmjx-qrp6-m987CGA-x75j-59gq-q37p
Published 19-04-2024Last modified 04-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-51798 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 9Timeline
- 19-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a floating point exception (FPE) error at libavfilter/vf_minterpolate.c:1078:60 in interpolate.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 6 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 6 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
23%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.32% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.32%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard10 products
- ffmpeg-6< 6.1.3-r0
- ffmpeg-7< 7.1.3-r2
- ffmpeg-7.1< 7.1.3-r1
- ffmpeg-7.1-libavdevice61< 7.1.5-r2
- ffmpeg-7.1-libswscale8< 7.1.5-r2
Wolfi5 products
- ffmpeg-7< 7.1.3-r2
- ffmpeg-7.1< 7.1.3-r1
- ffmpeg-7.1-libavdevice61< 7.1.5-r2
- ffmpeg-7.1-libswscale8< 7.1.5-r2
- ffmpeg-8.0< 8.0.1-r2
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:5.1.5-0+deb12u1 | < 7:7.0.1-3
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL38 | 39 | 40
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpegEOL7.0 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.1 | 7.1:dev | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.1.3 | 7.2:dev | 8.0 | 8.0.1 | 8.1:dev
Ubuntu1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
6 vendors · 19 products
